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4 days ago
- General
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Florida man says he suffered "catastrophic injuries" from Disney ride
A Florida man is suing Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, alleging he sustained "permanent catastrophic injuries" after riding a water park slide in Walt Disney World Resort in 2021. Eugene Strickland is seeking $50,000 in damages against the theme park giant in a lawsuit filed May 29 in Orange County, Florida. Those damages stem from physical and mental injuries Strickland claims he suffered while riding on the Downhill Double Dipper (DDD) at Disney's Blizzard Beach water park on July 31, 2021. Strickland, who weighed 334 pounds at the time of the incident — 34 pounds above the water ride's allowable weight limit — alleges in the lawsuit that he was dislodged from his Disney inner tube, as a result of the ride's "exhilarating speeds," a reference to the ride's description on the Disney World website. "Disappear into a black hole and plummet 50 feet downhill at exhilarating speeds," a description of the high-speed water ride on the park website reads. "Hurtle through darkness, then emerge just in time for the big splashdown." After becoming separated from his inner tube, Strickland landed forcefully on the slide's plastic surface, causing him to sustain "serious bodily injury," such as "disability, scarring, disfigurement," the lawsuit states. Other alleged injuries include "mental anguish" and the "loss of capacity for the enjoyment of life." Strickland claims the theme park is at fault for his injures, stating in his lawsuit that Disney had a "duty to warn him of dangerous conditions at the DDD high-speed water slide premises." Disney did not immediately respond to CBS MoneyWatch's request for comment. Strickland is seeking legal damages and a trial by jury. The wonderfully weird world of artist Luigi Serafini Fans turn out for estate sale at home of Tom Petty Audra McDonald responds to Patti LuPone's "not a friend" comment
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4 days ago
- Entertainment
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Anurag Basu's next 'Metro... In Dino' set to feature Kush Jotwani in a crucial role, actor says 'When I was shooting for the first schedule...'
Actor Kush Jotwani who is seeing a successful run with his recently released Knock Knock… Kaun Hai? web-series is soon going to be seen in Anurag Basu's 'Metro… In Dino'. He is generating buzz for his role in this anticipated upcoming film. The film, an anthology exploring contemporary relationships across metro cities, is set to release on July 4, 2025. Sharing a snippet on how he got finalised as one of the characters in Metro… In Dino, he said, 'When I was shooting for the first schedule of 'Dil Dosti Dilemma' in Mumbai I got an intimation regarding a zoom call from Anurag Basu's production house saying he would like to have a meeting with me regarding the film. Basu Sir in the meeting told me to meet him personally.' Jotwani described this initial interaction as 'crisp and to the point' highlighting the efficiency and directness of Basu Sir's approach. 'Sir made me understand the plot of the story and asked me to make an audition for the part.' STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD He further added 'When I was shooting for the second schedule of Dil Dosti Dilemma in Bangalore I received the audition script from the production house. I recorded the audition from my hotel room & shared it instantly. On the last day of the second schedule of DDD, while taking off from Bangalore I got a callback mentioning I have got the part. The shoot was scheduled to begin in the next 4 days.' Kush Jotwani's journey from a charming presence in 'Dil Dosti Dilemma' to a significant role in a multi-starrer film under a visionary director like Anurag Basu marks an exciting phase in his career. Fans are eagerly awaiting his performance in 'Metro… In Dino' to see how he embodies the complexities of modern love in Basu's signature style.
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13-05-2025
- Business
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3D Systems Q1 Earnings and Revenues Miss Estimates, Stock Down
3D Systems DDD reported first-quarter 2025 non-GAAP loss of 21 cents per share, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 13 cents. The company had incurred a loss of 17 cents per share in the year-ago reported revenues of $94.5 million, which declined 8.1% year over year. The top line also missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.91%. The decline was primarily attributed to weaker materials sales, largely attributed to customer inventory management in the dental aligner market. This headwind offsets growth achieved in new hardware systems and related company's challenging first-quarter performance negatively impacted investor sentiment, leading to a decline of 21.57% in its share price in the pre-market trading on Tuesday. Year to date, shares of DDD have plunged 21.3%, underperforming the Zacks Industrial Products sector's decline of 5.4%.Product revenues declined 14.6% year over year to $54.7 million in the first quarter, contributing 57.9% to total revenues. 3D Systems Corporation price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | 3D Systems Corporation Quote Services revenues, which accounted for 42.1% of total revenues, increased 2.5% year over year to $39.8 million. The company operates through two key segments — Healthcare Solutions and Industrial Solutions — tailored to the diverse industries it serves. Healthcare Solutions focuses on dental, medical devices, personalized health services and regenerative medicine, whereas Industrial Solutions caters to aerospace, defense, transportation and general the first quarter, Healthcare Solutions' revenues decreased 9% year over year to $41.3 million. Despite broader economic challenges, the Personalized Healthcare business grew 17%, and manufacturing operations for FDA-approved parts increased 18%, highlighting strong demand in critical Solutions' revenues also declined 7.5% year over year to $53.2 non-GAAP gross profit fell 19.7% year over year to $33.1 million. The non-GAAP gross profit margin declined 500 basis points to 35% due to lower volumes and unfavorable price and EBITDA fell $3.8 million year over year to a loss of $23.9 million in the first quarter. The downturn was due to lower volumes and an unfavorable pricing mix, partially offset by reduced operating expenses stemming from previously implemented cost-saving initiatives. As of March 31, 2025, cash and cash equivalents were $135 million, lower than $171.3 million as of Dec. 31, 2024. The decline was primarily due to $33.8 million in cash used for operating activities and $2.8 million in capital expenditures. As of March 31, 2025, DDD had a total debt of $212.3 million, slightly up from $212 million as of Dec. 31, successful sale of the Geomagic portfolio in April significantly improved the company's liquidity position, adding more than $100 million to cash reserves, bringing the total to approximately $250 million as of April 30, 2025. Due to the risk of prolonged weakness in customer capital investment, 3D Systems is withdrawing its full-year 2025 guidance. In the meantime, it remains focused on achieving profitability at its current near-term headwinds, the company believes that it is well-positioned for accelerated growth and improved profitability once capital spending rebounds, supported by its robust portfolio of new metal and polymer-based Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2025 revenues is pegged at $427.61 million, suggesting a year-over-year decline of 2.84%.The Zacks Consensus Estimate is pegged at a loss of 39 cents per share. This indicates a narrower loss from the year-ago quarter's reported loss of 62 cents. (See the Zacks Earnings Calendar to stay ahead of market-making news.) Currently, 3D Systems carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).Some better-ranked stocks in the Industrial Products sector are Insteel Industries IIIN, GormanRupp GRC and Crown Holdings CCK. Insteel Industries sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and GormanRupp and Crown Holdings carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) each at present. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank stocks here. The long-term earnings growth rates for IIIN, GRC and CCK are pegged at 12%, 13% and 8.17%, respectively. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Crown Holdings, Inc. (CCK) : Free Stock Analysis Report 3D Systems Corporation (DDD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Gorman-Rupp Company (The) (GRC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Insteel Industries, Inc. (IIIN) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research ( Zacks Investment Research
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Sport
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Forget Barkley and Chase — CeeDee Lamb could be the No. 1 fantasy football player of 2025
(This article was written with the assistance of Castmagic, an AI tool, and reviewed by our editorial team to ensure accuracy. Please reach out to us if you notice any mistakes.) When building a dominant fantasy football roster, nailing your first-round pick is essential — and, according to the recent debate between Matt Harmon and Dalton Del Don on the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast, nobody is better set up to explode as the top overall player than Dallas Cowboys receiver, CeeDee Lamb. Advertisement Let's break down exactly what sets up Lamb for a fantasy football takeover this season. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] Dalton Del Don put it simply: Lamb had "135 catches, 1,750 yards and 12 TDs' in 2023. That's already elite territory. But take a look at what's happened in Dallas since then. The entire Cowboys receiver room behind Lamb is a collection of question marks. DDD lists the names: Jalen Tolbert, Jonathan Mingo, Jalen Brooks, KaVontae Turpin, Ryan Flournoy. It's honestly hard to imagine a bigger gulf between a WR1 and the rest of a depth chart in the NFL right now. That leads to possibly historic target volume. DDD even says, 'I think he could approach 200 targets this season.' For context, any WR pushing near 200 looks is an automatic top-three option — think peak Davante Adams — especially when you have Lamb's elite mix of route-running and separation skills. Advertisement Lamb doesn't just project to earn targets; he cashes them in. Harmon points out that, with no other true alpha options and quarterback Dak Prescott throwing his way, the Cowboys have every incentive to funnel the offense through Lamb: 'This is the type of situation too where it's like, who else are they going to throw to? ... why would they throw to other guys when they have CD Lamb there?' It's not just about opportunity. Over the last couple of years, Lamb has already proven he's one of the top playmakers in the league. As DDD notes, 'CeeDee Lamb has the most PPR points per game among all wide receivers since 2003', even while playing through quarterback injuries at times. Last year, he was the focal point, and this offseason only made the picture clearer. Usually, you can nitpick a No. 1 receiver's situation — maybe there's a new star rookie added, or a veteran threatening to siphon targets, or a running game strong enough to limit volume overhead. That's not the case here. Harmon and Del Don both repeatedly stress just how much this offense is set up to lean completely on Lamb: No WRs drafted this season Other pass-catchers on the roster are purely dart throws Even if someone like Amari Cooper is theoretically added, Lamb would still 'comfortably clear like 160 targets.' Fantasy drafters have spent all offseason lining up Justin Jefferson or Ja'Marr Chase as their unquestioned No. 1 WR picks. Dalton Del Don? He's 'closer to moving [Lamb] to my WR1 than I am No. 3.' Advertisement Why? The Jefferson–Lamb debate is especially interesting this year. While both are awesome, Jefferson is breaking in a new rookie quarterback (J.J. McCarthy). As Harmon puts it: 'We've just never seen him play yet. It's a new variable there.' Lamb, meanwhile, has his proven chemistry with Dak, and the Cowboys offense isn't changing. Lamb is 'half a year older than Chase,' meaning he's still in his absolute physical prime. Whether you play full-PPR or half-PPR, both Harmon and Del Don agree — no receiver in football projects for a better combo of safe, elite target share and monster upside. In short? CeeDee Lamb fits the exact mold of a league-winning fantasy WR1: he's an elite player, at his peak age, with huge target share, in a pass-happy offense and zero real competition for touches.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
DDD community celebrates the women who fought for vital funding bill
Gov. Katie Hobbs, surrounded by members of the developmentally disabled community and their advocates, performs a ceremonial signing of House Bill 2945, which funds the Division of Developmental Disabilities through the end of the fiscal year. Photo by Caitlin Sievers | Arizona Mirror The Arizona Legislature and governor finally agreed on a plan last week to prevent a funding crisis at the Division of Developmental Disabilities. This week the developmentally disabled community, along with lawmakers and Gov. Katie Hobbs gathered to celebrate the women (and girl) who fought relentlessly to ensure that the people who rely on DDD for vital services weren't left without. The agreement to supply DDD with $122 million in supplemental funding to get it through the end of the fiscal year passed through both chambers of the legislature and was signed into law last week. That was after months of fighting between the Republicans who control the legislature and Hobbs, a Democrat, over proposed cuts and increased oversight of the Parents as Paid Caregivers program that was responsible for a large chunk of the budget shortfall. Brandi Coon, co-founder of the Raising Voices Coalition whose son relies on DDD services, told a crowd gathered for a ceremonial bill signing on Wednesday that she'd spent her whole life being told 'no.' SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX It started when she was 7 years old, crying in the corner of her classroom because she didn't know how to read or write and her teachers had given up on her. That first 'no' early in her life and her mother's determination to ensure her daughter had the skills to thrive 'lit a fire' in her, Coon said. She went on to fight for the continuation of the Parents as Paid Caregivers program and to ensure that the legislature passed the last minute bill to fund DDD last week. 'This isn't just a win — it's a revolution built on true love and determination,' she said. 'This win belongs to every self-advocate, caregiver and taxpayer who spoke up, every sibling who stepped in, every voice who kept showing up after hearing 'no' a hundred times.' Grace Haley, 13, whose brother Jacob Haley relies on DDD services, thanked Republican Rep. Julie Willoughby and Democratic Rep. Nancy Gutierrez for their work to bring their parties together for a compromise that would prevent people like her brother from losing crucial services. Haley spent the last few months advocating for her brother at protests, legislative hearings and in relentless emails to Willoughby. 'You both made me feel like my voice matters, and I will carry that with me for the rest of my life,' Haley told Willoughby and Gutierrez. Jason Snead, who receives direct support services from DDD, thanked the members of the developmental disability community who showed up again and again to urge lawmakers to fund the division before money ran out on May 1. 'They allow me to be a better father, a better husband and also maintain a full time job so I can provide for my family,' he said of the services he receives from DDD. Snead added that the community should prepare for the many more battles that are likely to come. Now that the immediate DDD funding crisis is resolved, Hobbs and Republican leaders in the legislature must craft a budget for the coming year, which could include another fight to fully fund services in the 2026 fiscal year. Medicaid, which funds DDD services, faces the possibility of deep cuts at the hands of congressional Republicans, as they consider how to pay for President Donald Trump's tax cuts. Those cuts would likely mean loss of insurance coverage for millions of people across the country, to offset a tax plan that would primarily benefit the wealthy. Hobbs said on Wednesday that the state doesn't have the resources to make up for that funding if it's cut. SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
